power your practice with apta specialist certification
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[Arial 36pt, White]Power Your Practice With APTA Specialist
Certification
1. Discuss the role of specialist certification in advancing your clinical practice and our profession.
2. Describe the current areas of specialty practice. 3. Provide an overview and describe the process for APTA Specialist
Certification and Maintenance of Specialist Certification. 4. Describe the minimum eligibility requirements and the role of
clinical residencies. 5. Identify top motivations to pursue specialist certification.
In this presentation, we’ll:
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Talk is partitioned into two areas of focus. Those interested in learning the nuts and bolts of initial certification Those interested in learning about the requirements for recertification – and specifically how ABPTS will be transitioning into the MOSC cycle from the current 10 year cycle.
Dimensions of Clinical Excellence
Philosophy of PT
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Specialists embody many important dimensions that are as pertinent today as they were 30 years ago.
Pathways to Clinical Excellence
Presenter
Presentation Notes
It’s remarkable how post professional opportunities have expanded and grown in thirty years.
What Is Clinical Specialization?
• Recognize physical therapists with advanced clinical knowledge, experience, and skills in a special area of practice.
• Help consumers and the health care community identify physical therapists who are specialists.
• Address a specific area of patient need.
Presenter
Talk about accreditation process for board certification. The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) exists to help ensure the health, welfare, and safety of the public through the accreditation of certification programs/organizations that assess professional competence. Certification programs that receive NCCA Accreditation demonstrate compliance with the NCCA’s Standards for the Accreditation of Certification Programs, which were the first standards for professional certification programs developed by the industry.
Key Elements of Board Certification
Voluntary
a central mechanism:
• Broad-based foundation of physical therapist education and clinical practice.
• Depth and breadth of knowledge in a specialty area.
• Advanced clinical expertise and skills.
Presenter
Presentation Notes
It’s remarkable how post professional opportunities have expanded and grown in thirty years.
Purpose of Board Certification • Recognize specialists through established testing
methods to ensure a defensible process, and a reliable and valid examination.
• Promote the highest possible level of physical therapist care, and ongoing development of the science and art underlying each specialty practice.
• Inform stakeholders of physical therapists who are certified in a specialty area.
Presenter
Presentation Notes
There are a lot of steps behind the scenes in order to prepare an examination that is defensible for board certification. ABPTS works with the National Board of Medical Examiners. NBME has a dedicated team that supports all of the examination development – from item writing to establishing a test form and conducting standard setting meetings
Areas of Physical Therapist Practice Recognized Through APTA Specialist Certification
1. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary 2. Clinical Electrophysiology 3. Geriatrics 4. Neurology 5. Oncology 6. Orthopaedics 7. Pediatrics 8. Sports 9. Women’s Health 10. Wound Management
Minimum Eligibility Requirements for Specialist Certification
• Current permanent/unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in the United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Virgin Islands.
• 2,000 hours minimum of direct patient care: • As a licensed physical therapist in the specialty area.
• 25% (500 hours) of which must have occurred in the last three years.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements for Specialist Certification
Direct patient care must include activities:
• In each element of the patient and client management model, as defined in APTA’s “Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.”
• Included in the “Description of Specialty Practice.”
Presenter
Other Eligibility Requirements
analysis project or case study.
• Clinical Electrophysiologic: Patient reports.
• Oncology, Women’s Health, and Wound Management: Case study.
Residency Option for Meeting the Eligibility Requirements for Specialist Certification Complete an APTA-Accredited Clinical Residency:
• All specialty councils allow completion of an APTA- accredited clinical residency to replace all or a portion of the practice eligibility requirements.
• Programs are postprofessional clinical and didactic education designed to advance the physical therapist's skill in a defined practice area.
• Residency curriculum is designed using the “Description of Specialty Practice.”
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Emphasis on that path – now switching to another path – residency programs. If you are currently in you DPT entry level training – residencies are a way to meet the eligibility requirements in a fairly short period of time.
Board Examination
• Developed by the specialty councils in collaboration with the National Board of Medical Examiners.
• A rigorous, criterion-referenced exam that tests the application and synthesis of • Advanced knowledge. • Clinical skills and reasoning.
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Emphasis on that path – now switching to another path – residency programs. If you are currently in you DPT entry level training – residencies are a way to meet the eligibility requirements in a fairly short period of time.
Where To Start
• Description of Specialty Practice: • Self-assess your strengths and weaknesses. • Consider patient populations that are familiar and not as familiar.
• Develop a plan and strategy to prepare. • Your patients are your best teachers!
Description of Specialty Practice
• Describes the advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities for clinical practice in a specialty area.
• Is based on the results of an extensive practice analysis conducted by specialty councils and approved by ABPTS.
• Guides the development of the certification exam.
Components of the Examination*
Path to Clinical Specialization
Seeking mentors
Professional development
residency • Postprofessional education
Preparing for the Board Certification Examination 1. Continuously review and adapt your “path.” 2. Use resources from APTA academies:*
• Recommended textbooks. • Reading lists. • Advanced clinical practice courses.
3. Join a study group. 4. Seek the guidance of a mentor. 5. Attend continuing education.
*ABPTS does not approve or review material or course content.
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Mention poster – addressed how to implement an online support / study group for preparation. Around 2105.
Specialist Certification Application Process
By APTA Certifications StaffAll applications are reviewed
Specialist Certification Fees
APTA Member Nonmember Application Review $525 $870 Examination $810 $1,535 Total $1,335 $2,405
Board certification is valid for 10 years.
Possible Sources of Financial Assistance
• Continuing education funds through your employer.
• Scholarships, such as the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy’s Carol Gildenberg Dichter Memorial Fund Scholarship.
When the Certification Exam Is Administered
• Once per year, over a two-week exam period.
• 2022 candidates may sit for the exam between February 26 and March 12.
Examination Format
• Multiple choice questions including case scenarios, videos, and pictures.
Recognition of Certified Clinical Specialists
• Opening ceremony of APTA Combined Sections Meeting.
• APTA academies and state chapters.
• Inclusion in online directory of board-certified clinical specialists.
• Only individuals who have successfully completed the ABPTS certification process may use the term “Board-Certified Clinical Specialist.”
Maintenance of Specialists Certification: Purpose and Model • MOSC more effectively verifies current competence as an advanced
practitioner in the specialty area.
• More effectively evaluates professional development and clinical experience.
• Better encourages ongoing education and professional growth.
• Keeps pace with the rapidly expanding specialty knowledge base and scientific evidence that guides clinical decision-making.
• Promotes improved health outcomes related to physical therapist specialty services.
Maintenance of Specialist Certification
Licensure and professional standing
Cognitive expertise
Minimum Eligibility Requirements of MOSC • Evidence of current licensure as a physical therapist in the United States, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
• Direct patient care in the specialty area:
• Evidence of 200 hours of direct patient care in the specialty practice within each three-year submission period.
• For sports specialists only, 33 of 200 hours in venue coverage.
• Hours accrued in year 10 applied to the next three-year submission period.
• Sports specialization requires courses in CPR and Acute Management of Injury and Illness.
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Direct patient care in the specialty area must include activities in each of the elements of patient/client management applicable to the specialty practice and included in the Description of Specialty Practice. Equivale
Minimum Eligibility Requirements of MOSC Commitment to Life-Long Learning Through Professional Development
• Mimics the information captured in the current PDP (professional services, continuing education coursework, publications, presentations, clinical supervision and consultation, research, clinical instruction, teaching).
• Minimum requirements for each three-year submission period across three designated activity areas.
• Minimum of 10 MOSC credits, within two of three designated activity categories, in years 3, 6, and 9. By year 9, accrual of at least 30 MOSC credits, and demonstrated professional development in each of the three designated activity categories.
• Credits accrued in year 10 applied to the next three-year submission period.
• A web-based submission/tracking system.
• Completion of an accredited residency or fellowship program meets all requirements for one MOSC cycle.
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Recommendations: 1. Demonstration of a certified specialist’s commitment to life-long learning should mimic the information captured in the current PDP. 2. The PDP current point system should not be continued in the new model. 3. Recommend increased flexibility and more direct examples of what would be acceptable while maintaining the current categories for research and practice. a. Acceptable activities would need to go beyond simple attendance at continuing education workshops. Activities should include: continuing education coursework, publications, presentations, clinical instruction, or teaching. 4. An individual must demonstrate how their participation in the various activities contributed in some way to the profession. 5. Documentation of activities should be submitted on an annual basis, covering multiple activities. However, if special circumstances arise for candidates that prohibit an annual submission, it should be taken this into consideration and a extension or waiver for the year would be appropriately granted. 6. Staff will put together a proposed schedule, including activity areas to be covered by certified specialists, based on the current activity listings in specialty PDP summary worksheets. 7. Staff will continue to work with APTA’s IT Department to determine how best to secure a web-based system to track continuing competence in a specialty area. i. The web-based system should provide an individual account tracking mechanism for each specialist to record professional development activities during years 1-7 of their certification cycle. ii. System should be a component of APTA’s Learning Center. However, the development of this module within the Learning Center is currently on hold. Staff will continue to communicate with APTA’s Professional Development Committee to assure we are kept up-to-date on current timelines and developments. 8. There is NOT an hour requirement in this area but the specialist must show evidence of professional development activities with, at minimum, annual documentation of professional development activities. These activities include continuing education coursework, publications, presentations, clinical instruction, or teaching.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements of MOSC
Practice performance through examples of clinical care and clinical reasoning:
• Online submission of one reflective portfolio for each three-year submission period.
• Demonstration of the clinical care and reasoning used and reflection on how a patient case(s) has impacted practice.
• Not scored, but screened for completion of required information and reflection.
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Recommendations: 1. Demonstration of a certified specialist’s commitment to life-long learning should mimic the information captured in the current PDP. 2. The PDP current point system should not be continued in the new model. 3. Recommend increased flexibility and more direct examples of what would be acceptable while maintaining the current categories for research and practice. a. Acceptable activities would need to go beyond simple attendance at continuing education workshops. Activities should include: continuing education coursework, publications, presentations, clinical instruction, or teaching. 4. An individual must demonstrate how their participation in the various activities contributed in some way to the profession. 5. Documentation of activities should be submitted on an annual basis, covering multiple activities. However, if special circumstances arise for candidates that prohibit an annual submission, it should be taken this into consideration and a extension or waiver for the year would be appropriately granted. 6. Staff will put together a proposed schedule, including activity areas to be covered by certified specialists, based on the current activity listings in specialty PDP summary worksheets. 7. Staff will continue to work with APTA’s IT Department to determine how best to secure a web-based system to track continuing competence in a specialty area. i. The web-based system should provide an individual account tracking mechanism for each specialist to record professional development activities during years 1-7 of their certification cycle. ii. System should be a component of APTA’s Learning Center. However, the development of this module within the Learning Center is currently on hold. Staff will continue to communicate with APTA’s Professional Development Committee to assure we are kept up-to-date on current timelines and developments. 8. There is NOT an hour requirement in this area but the specialist must show evidence of professional development activities with, at minimum, annual documentation of professional development activities. These activities include continuing education coursework, publications, presentations, clinical instruction, or teaching.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements of MOSC
Cognitive Expertise Through a Test of Knowledge in the Profession: • Non-proctored, open-resource recertification examination. • Comprises approximately 100 items in year 10. • Exam blueprint mirrors initial certification exam but reflects contemporary
specialist practice and allows for demonstration of continued competency in general areas of the profession (professional roles, responsibilities, values).
• Requires successful completion of requirements 1-3 at each three-year submission period.
• Two attempts are permitted without loss of credential.
Presenter
MOSC Examination First 25 Questions
November-December
Who Are Board-Certified Clinical Specialists?
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Cardiovascular and Pulmonary (first exam 1985) 326
Clinical Electrophysiologic (first exam 1986) 155
Geriatrics (first exam 1992) 2,760 Neurology (first exam 1987) 3,096
Oncology (first exam 2019) 107
Orthopaedics (first exam 1989) 15,162
Pediatrics (first exam 1986) 1,792 Sports (first exam 1987) 2,230 Women’s Health (first exam 2009) 534
Certified Clinical Specialists: Age
Chart1
Certified Clinical Specialists: Work Settings
1. Private PT offices. 2. Health systems or hospital-based outpatient facility or
clinics. 3. Academic institutions.
Certified Clinical Specialists: Positions Held
1. Supervisor/director of PT. 2. Staff or senior PT. 3. Sole owner/partner physical therapy practice. 4. Academic faculty.
Why Do Physical Therapists Become Board-Certified Clinical Specialists?
Perspective on ABPTS Specialization
To be a lifelong learner
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Once start the process – you will part of ongoing development activities.
Top Motivations To Pursue ABPTS Certification
• Professional career goal. • Personal challenge or achievement. • Earn a credential that reflects advanced practice to patients,
physicians, and payers. • Proof of expertise in specialty area.
Source: Survey of certified specialists (2018).
Positive Impact of Board Certification • Sense of personal achievement. • Self-confidence and professional growth. • Patient care, including better outcomes. • Increased credibility with patients and referral
sources. • Recognition in clinical, academic and community
settings. Source: Survey of certified specialists (2018).
Presenter
Opened doors for professional growth: • Consultations. • Invited presentations. • New job opportunities. • Leadership and service. • Teaching opportunities. • Research collaboration. • Networking.
Service Opportunities Related to Specialization
ABPTS
SME
CCE
Employer Support of ABPTS Certification
• 53% pay at least some of the costs associated with obtaining clinical specialization.
• 43% give priority in hiring to job applicants who are board certified.
• Employers value the expertise of specialists: • High patient care standards. • Mentors for others. • Team leadership.
Value of ABPTS Certification to Certified Specialists
• 79% report that certification is an indicator of clinical competence.
• 90% report that certification is an indicator of depth and breadth of knowledge in an area of specialty practice.
• High rate (65%) of specialists choose to recertify.
Source: Survey of certified specialists (2018).
For more information contact:
APTA Certifications Department 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100 Alexandria, VA 22305-3085 800-999-2782, ext 8520 abpts.org [email protected]
In this presentation, we’ll:
Dimensions of Clinical Excellence
Pathways to Clinical Excellence
What Is Clinical Specialization?
Purpose of Board Certification
Minimum Eligibility Requirements for Specialist Certification
Minimum Eligibility Requirements for Specialist Certification
Other Eligibility Requirements
Board Examination
Specialist Certification Application Process
When the Certification Exam Is Administered
Examination Format
Maintenance of Specialists Certification:Purpose and Model
Maintenance of Specialist Certification
MOSC Examination
Total Numbers of Certified Specialists by Specialty Area
Certified Clinical Specialists: Age
Certified Clinical Specialists: Gender
Why Do Physical Therapists Become Board-Certified Clinical Specialists?
Perspective on ABPTS Specialization
Positive Impact of Board Certification
How Board-Certification Has Influenced Specialists’ Careers
Service Opportunities Related to Specialization
Employer Support of ABPTS Certification
Value of ABPTS Certification to Certified Specialists
For more information contact:
1. Discuss the role of specialist certification in advancing your clinical practice and our profession.
2. Describe the current areas of specialty practice. 3. Provide an overview and describe the process for APTA Specialist
Certification and Maintenance of Specialist Certification. 4. Describe the minimum eligibility requirements and the role of
clinical residencies. 5. Identify top motivations to pursue specialist certification.
In this presentation, we’ll:
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Talk is partitioned into two areas of focus. Those interested in learning the nuts and bolts of initial certification Those interested in learning about the requirements for recertification – and specifically how ABPTS will be transitioning into the MOSC cycle from the current 10 year cycle.
Dimensions of Clinical Excellence
Philosophy of PT
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Specialists embody many important dimensions that are as pertinent today as they were 30 years ago.
Pathways to Clinical Excellence
Presenter
Presentation Notes
It’s remarkable how post professional opportunities have expanded and grown in thirty years.
What Is Clinical Specialization?
• Recognize physical therapists with advanced clinical knowledge, experience, and skills in a special area of practice.
• Help consumers and the health care community identify physical therapists who are specialists.
• Address a specific area of patient need.
Presenter
Talk about accreditation process for board certification. The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) exists to help ensure the health, welfare, and safety of the public through the accreditation of certification programs/organizations that assess professional competence. Certification programs that receive NCCA Accreditation demonstrate compliance with the NCCA’s Standards for the Accreditation of Certification Programs, which were the first standards for professional certification programs developed by the industry.
Key Elements of Board Certification
Voluntary
a central mechanism:
• Broad-based foundation of physical therapist education and clinical practice.
• Depth and breadth of knowledge in a specialty area.
• Advanced clinical expertise and skills.
Presenter
Presentation Notes
It’s remarkable how post professional opportunities have expanded and grown in thirty years.
Purpose of Board Certification • Recognize specialists through established testing
methods to ensure a defensible process, and a reliable and valid examination.
• Promote the highest possible level of physical therapist care, and ongoing development of the science and art underlying each specialty practice.
• Inform stakeholders of physical therapists who are certified in a specialty area.
Presenter
Presentation Notes
There are a lot of steps behind the scenes in order to prepare an examination that is defensible for board certification. ABPTS works with the National Board of Medical Examiners. NBME has a dedicated team that supports all of the examination development – from item writing to establishing a test form and conducting standard setting meetings
Areas of Physical Therapist Practice Recognized Through APTA Specialist Certification
1. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary 2. Clinical Electrophysiology 3. Geriatrics 4. Neurology 5. Oncology 6. Orthopaedics 7. Pediatrics 8. Sports 9. Women’s Health 10. Wound Management
Minimum Eligibility Requirements for Specialist Certification
• Current permanent/unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in the United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Virgin Islands.
• 2,000 hours minimum of direct patient care: • As a licensed physical therapist in the specialty area.
• 25% (500 hours) of which must have occurred in the last three years.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements for Specialist Certification
Direct patient care must include activities:
• In each element of the patient and client management model, as defined in APTA’s “Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.”
• Included in the “Description of Specialty Practice.”
Presenter
Other Eligibility Requirements
analysis project or case study.
• Clinical Electrophysiologic: Patient reports.
• Oncology, Women’s Health, and Wound Management: Case study.
Residency Option for Meeting the Eligibility Requirements for Specialist Certification Complete an APTA-Accredited Clinical Residency:
• All specialty councils allow completion of an APTA- accredited clinical residency to replace all or a portion of the practice eligibility requirements.
• Programs are postprofessional clinical and didactic education designed to advance the physical therapist's skill in a defined practice area.
• Residency curriculum is designed using the “Description of Specialty Practice.”
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Emphasis on that path – now switching to another path – residency programs. If you are currently in you DPT entry level training – residencies are a way to meet the eligibility requirements in a fairly short period of time.
Board Examination
• Developed by the specialty councils in collaboration with the National Board of Medical Examiners.
• A rigorous, criterion-referenced exam that tests the application and synthesis of • Advanced knowledge. • Clinical skills and reasoning.
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Emphasis on that path – now switching to another path – residency programs. If you are currently in you DPT entry level training – residencies are a way to meet the eligibility requirements in a fairly short period of time.
Where To Start
• Description of Specialty Practice: • Self-assess your strengths and weaknesses. • Consider patient populations that are familiar and not as familiar.
• Develop a plan and strategy to prepare. • Your patients are your best teachers!
Description of Specialty Practice
• Describes the advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities for clinical practice in a specialty area.
• Is based on the results of an extensive practice analysis conducted by specialty councils and approved by ABPTS.
• Guides the development of the certification exam.
Components of the Examination*
Path to Clinical Specialization
Seeking mentors
Professional development
residency • Postprofessional education
Preparing for the Board Certification Examination 1. Continuously review and adapt your “path.” 2. Use resources from APTA academies:*
• Recommended textbooks. • Reading lists. • Advanced clinical practice courses.
3. Join a study group. 4. Seek the guidance of a mentor. 5. Attend continuing education.
*ABPTS does not approve or review material or course content.
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Mention poster – addressed how to implement an online support / study group for preparation. Around 2105.
Specialist Certification Application Process
By APTA Certifications StaffAll applications are reviewed
Specialist Certification Fees
APTA Member Nonmember Application Review $525 $870 Examination $810 $1,535 Total $1,335 $2,405
Board certification is valid for 10 years.
Possible Sources of Financial Assistance
• Continuing education funds through your employer.
• Scholarships, such as the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy’s Carol Gildenberg Dichter Memorial Fund Scholarship.
When the Certification Exam Is Administered
• Once per year, over a two-week exam period.
• 2022 candidates may sit for the exam between February 26 and March 12.
Examination Format
• Multiple choice questions including case scenarios, videos, and pictures.
Recognition of Certified Clinical Specialists
• Opening ceremony of APTA Combined Sections Meeting.
• APTA academies and state chapters.
• Inclusion in online directory of board-certified clinical specialists.
• Only individuals who have successfully completed the ABPTS certification process may use the term “Board-Certified Clinical Specialist.”
Maintenance of Specialists Certification: Purpose and Model • MOSC more effectively verifies current competence as an advanced
practitioner in the specialty area.
• More effectively evaluates professional development and clinical experience.
• Better encourages ongoing education and professional growth.
• Keeps pace with the rapidly expanding specialty knowledge base and scientific evidence that guides clinical decision-making.
• Promotes improved health outcomes related to physical therapist specialty services.
Maintenance of Specialist Certification
Licensure and professional standing
Cognitive expertise
Minimum Eligibility Requirements of MOSC • Evidence of current licensure as a physical therapist in the United States, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
• Direct patient care in the specialty area:
• Evidence of 200 hours of direct patient care in the specialty practice within each three-year submission period.
• For sports specialists only, 33 of 200 hours in venue coverage.
• Hours accrued in year 10 applied to the next three-year submission period.
• Sports specialization requires courses in CPR and Acute Management of Injury and Illness.
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Direct patient care in the specialty area must include activities in each of the elements of patient/client management applicable to the specialty practice and included in the Description of Specialty Practice. Equivale
Minimum Eligibility Requirements of MOSC Commitment to Life-Long Learning Through Professional Development
• Mimics the information captured in the current PDP (professional services, continuing education coursework, publications, presentations, clinical supervision and consultation, research, clinical instruction, teaching).
• Minimum requirements for each three-year submission period across three designated activity areas.
• Minimum of 10 MOSC credits, within two of three designated activity categories, in years 3, 6, and 9. By year 9, accrual of at least 30 MOSC credits, and demonstrated professional development in each of the three designated activity categories.
• Credits accrued in year 10 applied to the next three-year submission period.
• A web-based submission/tracking system.
• Completion of an accredited residency or fellowship program meets all requirements for one MOSC cycle.
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Recommendations: 1. Demonstration of a certified specialist’s commitment to life-long learning should mimic the information captured in the current PDP. 2. The PDP current point system should not be continued in the new model. 3. Recommend increased flexibility and more direct examples of what would be acceptable while maintaining the current categories for research and practice. a. Acceptable activities would need to go beyond simple attendance at continuing education workshops. Activities should include: continuing education coursework, publications, presentations, clinical instruction, or teaching. 4. An individual must demonstrate how their participation in the various activities contributed in some way to the profession. 5. Documentation of activities should be submitted on an annual basis, covering multiple activities. However, if special circumstances arise for candidates that prohibit an annual submission, it should be taken this into consideration and a extension or waiver for the year would be appropriately granted. 6. Staff will put together a proposed schedule, including activity areas to be covered by certified specialists, based on the current activity listings in specialty PDP summary worksheets. 7. Staff will continue to work with APTA’s IT Department to determine how best to secure a web-based system to track continuing competence in a specialty area. i. The web-based system should provide an individual account tracking mechanism for each specialist to record professional development activities during years 1-7 of their certification cycle. ii. System should be a component of APTA’s Learning Center. However, the development of this module within the Learning Center is currently on hold. Staff will continue to communicate with APTA’s Professional Development Committee to assure we are kept up-to-date on current timelines and developments. 8. There is NOT an hour requirement in this area but the specialist must show evidence of professional development activities with, at minimum, annual documentation of professional development activities. These activities include continuing education coursework, publications, presentations, clinical instruction, or teaching.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements of MOSC
Practice performance through examples of clinical care and clinical reasoning:
• Online submission of one reflective portfolio for each three-year submission period.
• Demonstration of the clinical care and reasoning used and reflection on how a patient case(s) has impacted practice.
• Not scored, but screened for completion of required information and reflection.
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Recommendations: 1. Demonstration of a certified specialist’s commitment to life-long learning should mimic the information captured in the current PDP. 2. The PDP current point system should not be continued in the new model. 3. Recommend increased flexibility and more direct examples of what would be acceptable while maintaining the current categories for research and practice. a. Acceptable activities would need to go beyond simple attendance at continuing education workshops. Activities should include: continuing education coursework, publications, presentations, clinical instruction, or teaching. 4. An individual must demonstrate how their participation in the various activities contributed in some way to the profession. 5. Documentation of activities should be submitted on an annual basis, covering multiple activities. However, if special circumstances arise for candidates that prohibit an annual submission, it should be taken this into consideration and a extension or waiver for the year would be appropriately granted. 6. Staff will put together a proposed schedule, including activity areas to be covered by certified specialists, based on the current activity listings in specialty PDP summary worksheets. 7. Staff will continue to work with APTA’s IT Department to determine how best to secure a web-based system to track continuing competence in a specialty area. i. The web-based system should provide an individual account tracking mechanism for each specialist to record professional development activities during years 1-7 of their certification cycle. ii. System should be a component of APTA’s Learning Center. However, the development of this module within the Learning Center is currently on hold. Staff will continue to communicate with APTA’s Professional Development Committee to assure we are kept up-to-date on current timelines and developments. 8. There is NOT an hour requirement in this area but the specialist must show evidence of professional development activities with, at minimum, annual documentation of professional development activities. These activities include continuing education coursework, publications, presentations, clinical instruction, or teaching.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements of MOSC
Cognitive Expertise Through a Test of Knowledge in the Profession: • Non-proctored, open-resource recertification examination. • Comprises approximately 100 items in year 10. • Exam blueprint mirrors initial certification exam but reflects contemporary
specialist practice and allows for demonstration of continued competency in general areas of the profession (professional roles, responsibilities, values).
• Requires successful completion of requirements 1-3 at each three-year submission period.
• Two attempts are permitted without loss of credential.
Presenter
MOSC Examination First 25 Questions
November-December
Who Are Board-Certified Clinical Specialists?
Number of Newly Certified Specialists
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
Chart1
2000
2000
2000
2001
2001
2001
2002
2002
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2003
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2003
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2014
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2015
2015
2016
2016
2016
2017
2017
2017
2018
2018
2018
2019
2019
2019
2020
2020
2020
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary (first exam 1985) 326
Clinical Electrophysiologic (first exam 1986) 155
Geriatrics (first exam 1992) 2,760 Neurology (first exam 1987) 3,096
Oncology (first exam 2019) 107
Orthopaedics (first exam 1989) 15,162
Pediatrics (first exam 1986) 1,792 Sports (first exam 1987) 2,230 Women’s Health (first exam 2009) 534
Certified Clinical Specialists: Age
Chart1
Certified Clinical Specialists: Work Settings
1. Private PT offices. 2. Health systems or hospital-based outpatient facility or
clinics. 3. Academic institutions.
Certified Clinical Specialists: Positions Held
1. Supervisor/director of PT. 2. Staff or senior PT. 3. Sole owner/partner physical therapy practice. 4. Academic faculty.
Why Do Physical Therapists Become Board-Certified Clinical Specialists?
Perspective on ABPTS Specialization
To be a lifelong learner
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Once start the process – you will part of ongoing development activities.
Top Motivations To Pursue ABPTS Certification
• Professional career goal. • Personal challenge or achievement. • Earn a credential that reflects advanced practice to patients,
physicians, and payers. • Proof of expertise in specialty area.
Source: Survey of certified specialists (2018).
Positive Impact of Board Certification • Sense of personal achievement. • Self-confidence and professional growth. • Patient care, including better outcomes. • Increased credibility with patients and referral
sources. • Recognition in clinical, academic and community
settings. Source: Survey of certified specialists (2018).
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Opened doors for professional growth: • Consultations. • Invited presentations. • New job opportunities. • Leadership and service. • Teaching opportunities. • Research collaboration. • Networking.
Service Opportunities Related to Specialization
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SME
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Employer Support of ABPTS Certification
• 53% pay at least some of the costs associated with obtaining clinical specialization.
• 43% give priority in hiring to job applicants who are board certified.
• Employers value the expertise of specialists: • High patient care standards. • Mentors for others. • Team leadership.
Value of ABPTS Certification to Certified Specialists
• 79% report that certification is an indicator of clinical competence.
• 90% report that certification is an indicator of depth and breadth of knowledge in an area of specialty practice.
• High rate (65%) of specialists choose to recertify.
Source: Survey of certified specialists (2018).
For more information contact:
APTA Certifications Department 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100 Alexandria, VA 22305-3085 800-999-2782, ext 8520 abpts.org [email protected]
In this presentation, we’ll:
Dimensions of Clinical Excellence
Pathways to Clinical Excellence
What Is Clinical Specialization?
Purpose of Board Certification
Minimum Eligibility Requirements for Specialist Certification
Minimum Eligibility Requirements for Specialist Certification
Other Eligibility Requirements
Board Examination
Specialist Certification Application Process
When the Certification Exam Is Administered
Examination Format
Maintenance of Specialists Certification:Purpose and Model
Maintenance of Specialist Certification
MOSC Examination
Total Numbers of Certified Specialists by Specialty Area
Certified Clinical Specialists: Age
Certified Clinical Specialists: Gender
Why Do Physical Therapists Become Board-Certified Clinical Specialists?
Perspective on ABPTS Specialization
Positive Impact of Board Certification
How Board-Certification Has Influenced Specialists’ Careers
Service Opportunities Related to Specialization
Employer Support of ABPTS Certification
Value of ABPTS Certification to Certified Specialists
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